“As
a writer, one of the things that I've always been interested in doing is
actually invading your comfort space. Because
that's what we're supposed to do. Get under your skin, and make you react.”
– Stephen King
You’d be hard-pressed to find
someone in America and perhaps the world who has not heard of or read Stephen
King. His books have sold upward of 400
million copies; many movies have been made from his works; and he’s won a
remarkable 65 major writing awards. Among
them are the Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award, and the National
Book Award Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Born on this date in 1947, King
continues to reside in his home state of Maine and along with his wife Tabitha
is one of Maine’s greatest philanthropists.
The Kings annually contribute some $3 million to charitable causes. He has been unafraid to share his writing
talents with others, including authoring the book On Writing, one of the
best books written on the craft of writing.
“If you want to be a writer, you
must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There's no way
around these two things that I'm aware of, no shortcut,” King said in advice to
would-be writers. “If you don’t have
the time to read, you don’t have the time or the tools to write.”
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